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Gladiator Poster (1890s) — C.B., the Flying Woman
Source: Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, AFF1298, via the Wikimedia Commons copy (CC0)
About this document
| Marque | Gladiator |
|---|---|
| Type | Poster |
| Publisher | Imp. G. Massias, 17 passage Daudin, Paris |
| Artist | C.B. (monogram) |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, AFF1298, via the Wikimedia Commons copy (CC0) |
| Credit | Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris (CC0) |
| Identifier | Permalink https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CYCLES_GLADIATOR_18,_BOULEVARD_MONTMARTRE,_AFF1298.jpg |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
Transcription
CYCLES GLADIATOR 18, BOULEVARD MONTMARTRE L. W. C B Imp. G. MASSIAS, 17, Passage Daudin, PARIS
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— Poster —
CYCLES
GLADIATOR
18, BOULEVARD
MONTMARTRE
[Signed at the lower left:] L. W.
[A monogram at the lower right:] C B
[Printed at the foot:] Imp. G. MASSIAS, 17, Passage Daudin, PARIS
[A woman with long flowing golden hair, nude, flies horizontally through a starry deep blue sky and holds the handlebars of a silver bicycle whose pedals carry orange wings. Pale white streaks trail behind the machine. The lettering is in pale outline capitals.]
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